Motor-cycle stand.



E. H. FOSTER.

MOTOR CYCLE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. H, 1913.

1,1 60,397. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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E. H. FOSTER.

MOTOR CYCLE STAND.

APPLICATIQN FILED NOV. 14, I913.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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Wirnemwo COLUMBIA PLANOGIAPN cn.,vASmNmN. D. C.

To all *whom it may concern:

nnwanniranonn ros'rnn, or ivionnr VERNON, new YORK.

--Specification of Letters Patent.

MOTOR-CYCLE strewn.

Patented Nov. lfi, 1915.

Application filedNovember 14, 1913. SeriaLNo. 801,043.

Be it known that I, E WARD HAR F 'rnn, citizen ofthe United States, residing at,

Mount Vernon, in the county of Testchester and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Motor-v Cycle Stands, of which the following s a specification.

tor-cycle stand or support. p I

The primary object of the invention is to provide suitable means carried bylthe n1otor-cycle frame for supporting the motorcycle in a standing position.

A further object oftheinvention contemplates th'e'provisionof a novel and peculiar This invention relatesto an improved mosupport wherein means is provided for laterally bracing and balancing themotor-cycle when starting or stopping,'the support, be-

ing so mounted as to be," swung, after starting, into. an inoperative position, and out of engagement with tllGgIOllIldq :The invention still further aims to provide means including supplemental bracing or balancing whee ls, mounted for rotatlon V independent ofthefdrive wheel of the motor cycle, the said supplemental wheels serving the double purpose of balancing 1 the ,ma-, chine, when starting or stopp ng, as above set forth, .and as aIsupport or stand during repair or non-use of the machine.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred'embodiment in the accompanying drawings, described in the follow ing. specification and then more particularly pointed outinthe claims which are appended hereto and formajpart of this. application. I v .,In describing my intention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, "and m which Figure l is a side elevation of a portion I of a motor-cycle illustrating the applicationlofthe invention thereto, the supporter stand being swung into inoperative posi tion; Fig. 2isa view similar to Fig.1, the device or support being. illustrated in an operative position; Fig. 3 isa rearelevation of a portion of 'the devicegFig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of oneof the supplemental ,wheel supporting armspliigfi is a detail perspective view of a portion of the operating lever and the connectingrods as cycles, the same may be readilyutilized as a stand or support in connection with bicycles, velocipedes and other two wheeled vehicles.

Referring now to the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 1, designates a motor-cycle in its entirety having the usual fuel tank 2, engine 3, drive wheel 4 and rear axle 5 associated therewith. Pivoted to acollar 6 and fixedly secured to the frame 1 point, preferably, forward of the engine 3, as at 7, I provide an operating lever S'the one end of which isprovided with.

a handle 9 by means of which the saidlever at lOto a connecting rod 11. j I

Detachably secured to the rear axle 5 of the drivewheel 4%, the aXle being suitably lengthened, and upon each side of the said rear wheel, I provide supplemental wheel supporting arms designated as an entirety by the numeral 12, each arm comprising a: rodvmember '13 having a head lat formed, upon one end thereof through which the said axle 5 extends. The free end of the said rod member 13 is inclosed within a suitable tubular sleeve member 15 the lower extremity of which is closed'andenlarged asat 16 to provide for the mounting of a stub shaft 17 upon which one of the supplemental balancingwheels I8 is mounted for rotation, a nut 19 being threaded upon one end of the said shaft'li' to maintain the said Wheel 18 in operative position. Between the lower extremity of the rod member 13 andv the closed end of the tubularmember '15, and inclosed within the latter, I provide an expansion is actuated, and the opposite end pivoted as helical spring 20 of suffic'ient tension to el e-' vate the rear wheel 4 of the motor cycle, during the operation ofthe stand or sup port, slightly above the ground or othersurface upon which the machine is standing.

' tubular member 6 in diametrically opposite relation. By the provision of a supplemental wheel'18 upon eac'h'side of the drive wheel 4, it is apparent that themotor cycle is braced laterally and balanced properly.

when not inuse.

The opposite end of the connecting rod 11 from that connected to the operating lever 8 is pivoted as at :23to a lug or projection formed integrally with thetubular member 15. "This connection between thesaid operating lever 8 and one of thetubular members 15 provides for the operation of the latter, and, as it has beenflfound necessary upon practical application off the invention, to simultaneously operate or' actuate both wheels 18, a second operating rod-.25 has been provided, the inner end of the said rod "being pivoted as at 26 to a link 27 terminating at a point in axial "alinement' with the pivot point 7 of the said operating lever'8.

The link 27 is enlarged at one-end toprovide an extension, saideXtension being polygonalin cross section-throughout a portion of its length, the said portion fittinga complemental opening therefor inlever 8 to provide for movement of'link 27'and 1e ver 8 in unison. The enlargement istubular in cross section throughout a portion of its length, the last mentioned portion fitting I an opening therefor in the vehicle frame.

I Thedetail formation of theenlargement is shown to advantage in Fig. 5, the said enlargement in thesaid figure being shown disconnected to better illustrate itsconstruction. -To. maintain the said lever 8 inthe position indicated'in Fig. 2 of the drawings,

: I'provide a retaining element 28 fixedly secured as at 29 to'the tank2 of the motor cycle at a convenient point thereupon, the said retaining element. being disposed to 7 overlap the saidoperatingllever and thus provide a securing means therefor. If de- 'not necessary that the wheels18'be swung into inoperative position as is illustrated to advantage in Fig. l of the drawings until after the said machine is well under way, as

the wheels 18, by reason-"of their independent mounting, are capable of rotation independent of thedrive. wheel 4:, and, as is ap-.

parent, providea lateral brace for the machine until swung into inoperative position by the manipulation of the operating level" 8. When under is desired that the said wheels 18 berendered inoperative,

the said operating lever 9 is' removed from engagement with the retaining element 28 .and swung upon its pivot 7 thereby actuating the arms 12 swinging the latter, upon their pivotal connection provided by the aXle 50f the rear Wheel and elevating. the

supplemental wheels carried thereby out of engagement with the ground. When it is desired that the machine should be brought to a stand still, without stoppin'g the engine the lever 8 may beagain actuated in a re- "verse direction, thereby swinging the said wheels 18 into engagement with the ground.

From the above, taken in conection with o the accompanying drawings, it is further apparent that ther'ods 11and25 are actuated simultaneously "by reason of .the con nection of the link 27 to the operating lever 8; that the arms 12 uponwhich the supplemental wheels 18 are mounted, are also actuated simultaneously by reasonfof the simultaneous movement of: the said rods,

and that the tension of' the springs 20 is sufficient "to elevate thedrive wheel 4 of the motor cycle" slightly above the ground during non-use or repair of the machine.

' In reduction to practice, I have found that,

the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and-referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is

the most efiicient and practical; yet realizing that thegconditions concurrent with 'tlie-- adoption of my device'willnecessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that. various minorv changesin details of construction,

proportionandarrangement of parts may be resorted to, whenrequired, without sacrificing any of the 'advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims. 1

Having thus'fully described my invention, what I claimas' new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, aj velocipede, a support therefor comprising support rods "hav ing-pivotal connection with the rear wheel aXle,a tubular member partially inclosing each rod, each tubular member having diametrically alinedopenings formed there; in, lugs projecting from the respective rods to'fit the respective openings therefor,-a-

spring interposed between the closed end of I each tubular member and the inclosed ter- I minal of each rod, and'a wheel carriedby each tubular member, the respectivesprings forming a cushioning element for said wheels -and means having connection with the respeetive'tubular members to bodily move the said support either into or out of engagement with the ground.

2. In combination, a velocipede, a support therefor comprisinga pair of support rods having pivotal connection withthe rear wheel axle, the rods extending in divergent relation therefrom, a tubular memberv arranged to Partially inclose the rods, a spring interposed between the closed end of each tubular member and the inclosed terminal of each. rod, lugs projecting from each rod at diametrically opposite points andfitting diametrically alined slots of the tubular member, a Wheel carried by each tubular member, the respective springs forming a cushioning element for the wheels, an operating lever having pivotal connection With the velocipede' frame, arod having pivotal connection With the lever, and direct connectionwith one of said tubular members, a second rod havingdirect connection With the other of the. said members, said second rod extending parallel With said last mentioned rod, and a connection be tween the respective rods to provide for operation of said rods simultaneously through manipulation of the lever to move said support either into or out of engagement With the ground.

3. An attachment for velocipedes including a rod member pivotally connected to each extremity of the rear axle of the velocipede, a tubular member arranged to inclose the free end of each rod, each tubular respective member having a pair of alined slots formed therein, a pin extending transversely of each rod member fitting said slots, a spring ar ranged Within said tubular member, the said spring being disposed for engagement With the said rod to form a cushion for the said tubular member, a supplemental Wheel mounted for rotation upon the free end of each tubular member, an operating lever pivoted to the velocipede frame, a rod connecting the said lever With one of the said tubular members, a link connected to the said lever, a second rod connecting the said link With the other of the said tubular mem bers, the tWo rods adapted to be actuated by the movement of the said lever to simultaneously actuate the two tubular members to swing the said Wheels into and out of engagement With the ground, and means for locking the said lever in its adjusted positions. o

In testimony whereof I aifix my slgnature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

EDWARD HAROLD FOSTER.

Witnesses:

LOUIS H. ELLvAns, MORRIS KAPLAN.

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